she joins us with the latest. jodi? >> reporter: jessica, the judge called this case beyond shocking. she acknowledged that the two defendants have been nothing but courteous and polite as this case has gone through the court process but says she cannot ignore what they did, saying the victim deserves justice. >> it is hard to reconcile that these two young men could engage in that kind of behavior. >> reporter: and judge barbara zuniga didn't go easy at all on the men convicted of the 2009 gang rape of a 16-year-old richmond high school girl. the defendants showed no emotion as the judge sentenced 20-year-old marcelles peter to 29 years to life and jose montano to the maximum sentence, 33 years to life in prison. >> the conduct that the two of you engaged in along with the other young men that were in that group, you dehumanized her. she stopped being a human being to you. she became a thing for you to torture and play with. >> reporter: before sentencing the judge heard a statement written by the victim, who says she